One of the biggest things happening in the art world is this idea of expansion. No one embodies this aspect of what art is becoming better than James Franco. Jeffrey Deitch Read Quote
Overall, I think any opportunity to expose people to art on a mass level – to have some kid in Oklahoma say to his mother, ‘I want to be an artist’ – is a good thing. Jeffrey Deitch Read Quote
From 1940 to the present, the art world – and particularly Los Angeles – has undergone a transformation not unlike the Italian Renaissance. Jeffrey Deitch Read Quote
Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There’s nothing to match that chance encounter. Jeffrey Deitch Read Quote
Sometimes you do a sound installation, and the first day or two it is very exciting. Then you are hearing this every day for a month, and it becomes like a torture. Jeffrey Deitch Read Quote
Many of the museum directors who make an impact personally curate exhibitions. Jeffrey Deitch Read Quote
We’re in a post-conceptual era where it’s really the artist’s idea and vision that are prized rather than the ability to master the crafts that support the work. Today, our understanding of an artist is closer to a philosopher than to a craftsman. Jeffrey Deitch Read Quote
